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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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Emoji Meadow @emojimeadow.bsky.social · 1h

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 2h

What is the papal kippah called?

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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 2h

I fear that over the long term, the bigger winners of the anti-Zionist upsurge in America will not be the Left, but the Right. Like so much else, if progressives aren't able to mobilize discontent in a liberatory direction, the Right is happy to step in and fill the void

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 6h

Jewish Republicans, whose party is being run by arrant neo-Nazis, as this reporting clearly demonstrates, locate the antisemitic threat with college students. Severely mixed up individuals, may they find clarity and healing, for everyone’s sake. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 6h

44% of U.S. Jews said there is “a lot” of antisemitism on college and university campuses, but Jews under the age of 35, most of whom have attended college in the past decade, are more likely than Jews in general to say there is “not much” or “none at all.”

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 21h

I’m told she doesn’t want Nadler’s seat, which is a pity because she’d be brilliant in Congress, and if she doesn’t run we’re likely stuck with someone weak, boring, and neo-liberal.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 21h

Utterly full-of-it @booker.senate.gov has no problem accusing Putin of “criminal actions,” nor apparently any fear that saying so will “undermine” his “urgency” about “bringing an end to the crisis” in Ukraine.

Why subject Israel to a double standard, @corybooker.com? I’m told that’s antisemitic.

Booker tweet:

The war in Ukraine isn't a joke, and merits more seriousness than The President's
sarcasm.

At almost 100 days, this President hasn't brought an end to the war and instead is working to undermine The Ukranian people and President in the face of the violent actions of an authoritarian leader. Trump demeans and degrades Ukrainians and praises and defends Putin and his criminal actions.

This is an unacceptable betrayal of our allies who are working in support of Ukraine and an assault on the global security concerns of The United States and others.

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 21h

Trump speaking approvingly of Hamas. ADL denunciation forthcoming, I’m sure.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 22h

⚡️NEW: Trump defends Hamas crackdown on gangs in Gaza, likens it to cleaning up Washington, D.C.

Speaking from the White House, Trump said Hamas “did take out a couple of gangs that were very bad… and killed a number of gang members.”

“And that didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you...

Correspondent claims: "Hamas is rearming itself as a police force, shooting rivals. What's the message to Hamas?

"Because they want to stop the problems. They have been open about it. And we gave them an approval for a period of time..."

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 23h

The Soulquarians simultaneously produced Voodoo, Mama’s Gun, and Like Water for Chocolate.

There are stories of D’Angelo, Erykah and Common striking bargains about which groove would go on whose album.

To have been a fly on the wall in those studio sessions, my goodness!!

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 1d

And how devastating for this news to come less than a year after the world lost Angie Stone!

May their child grieve healingly, growthfully — so as someday to find comfort and peace.

Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · Mar 1

Oh no, Angie Stone! One of the all time greats. May her memory be a blessing.

Some gems:

1. In 1980 as Angie B of The Sequence - youtu.be/jHBu5_qLIas?...

2. Co-wrote this 1995 tune from D’Angelo, w whom she had a kid - youtu.be/CNO2XpOzB08?...

3. Her breakout 1999 hit - youtu.be/UgG0Hu_FeiA?...

Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 1d

I doubt anything will surpass it while I live and breathe

Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · Jan 25

Greatest album in my lifetime came out 25 years ago today

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 1d

The news about D’Angelo is just absolutely dreadful. One of the most important artists to me, from the time I was quite young.

Goodness gracious, may his memory be an eternal groove.

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · Sep 5

Will never internalize the fact that Billy Joel is Jewish and Bruce Springsteen is Catholic like get it together fellas

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 2d

Also Sarah Sherman is a Jew from Long Island so she’s probably just going with what she knows best

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah who could love an underdog team from a working class city who last won a pennant in 1982 and have never won the series?

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re rooting for the Dodgers over the Brewers, I’m going to need proof of what you were doing on January 6, 2021.

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 3d

This is today! Come throoooooough!!

Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 9d

Organizing this with some friends! Come through!

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton is in a handful of movies that each have a decent claim on being the greatest ever, and she was the best part of at least a couple of them. Absolute dynamo. May her memory be a blessing.

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 4d

Virtuous person: *behaves virtuously*

Vicious person: smh virtue signaling

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 4d

Yes.

R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 4d

The "I don't want my tax money murdering children and families in Palestine" folks.

Well, your tax money is being used to bomb fishing vessels under the false narrative of them being drug traffickers.

Those are fathers, brothers, sons, and uncles.

You mad about that too? Or nah?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Jesse Myerson @jessemyerson.bsky.social · 4d

Still tomorrow!

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 5d

Excluding Marwan Barghouti from the list of prisoners for release means none of the parties are serious about the second stage of the agreement (replacing Hamas with an alternative administration) let along any "peace" prospects

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